Like A Prayer, 1989

Like a Prayer è il quarto album registrato in studio della cantante Madonna uscito nel 1989.

Oltre ai singoli Like a Prayer, Express Yourself, Cherish, Oh Father, Dear Jessie e Keep It Together l'album contiene le canzoni Love Song, prodotta e cantata con Prince, Till Death Do Us Part, dove Madonna parla del suo matrimonio finito con Sean Penn e Promise to Try, brano dedicato alla madre morta di cancro quando la cantante aveva solo cinque anni.

Traccie

Tracce
Like a Prayer (Leonard, Madonna) - 5:39
Express Yourself (Bray, Madonna) - 4:37
Love Song (Madonna, Prince) - 4:52
Till Death Do Us Part (Leonard, Madonna) - 5:16
Promise To Try (Leonard, Madonna) - 3:36
Cherish (Leonard, Madonna) - 5:03
Dear Jessie (Leonard, Madonna) - 4:20
Oh Father (Leonard, Madonna) - 4:57
Keep It Together (Bray, Madonna) - 5:03
Spanish Eyes (Leonard, Madonna) - 5:15
Act of Contrition (Madonna) - 2:19


Singoli

Like A Prayer - February 1989 (US) / March 1989 (Eur.):

Express Yourself - May 1989 (US & Eur.) :

Cherish - August 1989 (US) / September 1989 (Eur.) :

Oh Father - October 1989 (US) :

Dear Jessie - December 1989 (Eur.) :

Keep It Together - January 1990 (US) :


Album Credits


Julia Tesan - synthesizer, vocals, background vocals
Nadirah Ali - background vocals
Rose Banks - background vocals
Reverend Dave Boruff - brass
Stephen Bray - synthesizer
Luis Conte - percussion
Larry Corbett - cello
Andraé Crouch - chorus
Sandra Crouch - tambourine
Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
Donna DeLory - background vocals
Lynne Fiddmont - background vocals
Chuck Findley - brass
Bruce Gairsch - guitar
Niki Haris - background vocals
Dann Huff - guitar
Dick Hyde - brass
Randy "The Emperor" Jackson - bass
Chester Kamen - guitar
Geary Lanier - clavinet
Patrick Leonard - synthesizer, piano, Hammond organ, clavinet
Marcos Loya - guitar, background vocals
Steve Madaio - brass
Marilyn Martin - background vocals
Joseph Mayer - french horn
Jonathan Moffett - drums
Jeff Porcaro - drums, marimba
Guy Pratt - bass
John Roninson - drums
Richard Todd - French horn
David Williams - guitar
Jai Winding - synthesizer

Production

Produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard
Produced by Madonna and Stephen Bray ("Express Yourself" and "Keep It Together")
Produced by Madonna and Prince ("Love Song")
Mixed and Engineered by Bill Bottrell
Horns arranged by Chuck Findley
Strings Arranged and Conducted by Bill Meyers
Concertmaster: Susie Katayama